During the restoration of Port Ramos of the New Cathedral of Salamanca in 1992, contemporary and modern motifs were integrated , including a
carved figure of an astronaut. The insertion of this is due to the tradition of the old cathedral builders and restorers, where adding contemporary
motif is done, concealed among the older original motifs, in order to sign their works. The person responsible for the restoration, Jeronimo Garcia,
chose an astronaut as a symbol of the twentieth century.

Any photographs claiming to show the astronaut in place before restoration, may very well be suspect as photoshop'd versions artificially aged and
damaged for the purpose of perpetuating a fiction about the astronaut being there all along.

The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.

Some points about this story:

1 - this is not in a 12 century cathedral, it's on the new cathedral, started in 1513.
2 - as already said, the astronaut was added in 1992, to add something contemporary with the renovation that was made on the "Puerta de Ramos",
before the "Las Edades del Hombre" expo of 1993.
3 - those that show the astronaut as some kind of proof of ancient astronauts do not show another thing that was added at the same time, in the same
area, a dragon holding a three balls ice-cream cone.
4 - If the astronaut was there during all those centuries people would know it, it's not as if this is something hidden inside some dark, secret
room, it's on the outside of the cathedra.

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First off, the example errs a bit in identifying the astronaut carving as adorning the wall of a cathedral built in 1102. The city of Salamanca in
Spain is home to two adjacent cathedrals: The "Old Cathedral" (Catedral Vieja), begun in the 12th century, and the "New Cathedral" (Catedral
Nueva), begun in the 16th century. The figure in question is part of latter, not the former. Still, finding this carving of an astronaut on the wall
of a cathedral constructed between 1513 and 1733 would be quite remarkable, as the figure anticipates with amazing accuracy a form of technology not
realized until centuries later.
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The restoration of the Cathedral of Salamanca in 1992 integrated modern and contemporary motifs, including a carved figure of an astronaut. The use of
this motif was in the tradition of cathedral builders and restorers including contemporary motifs among older ones as a way of signing their works.
The person responsible for the restoration, Jeronimo Garcia, chose an astronaut as a symbol of the twentieth century.
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Actually if you watch the whole video, you'll see hi res photos of the figure before] the restoration work in 1992 (or whenever it was..) and
you can see quite clearly that the original figure was essentially identical to the current one. All the restorers did was fix a broken arm and some
facial details....

Originally posted by jimbo999
Actually if you watch the whole video, you'll see hi res photos of the figure before] the restoration work in 1992 (or whenever it was..) and
you can see quite clearly that the original figure was essentially identical to the current one. All the restorers did was fix a broken arm and some
facial details....

No, the video is made in a way to make people think that.

The astronaut was a victim of vandalism on September 20, 2010, the photos with the broken arm are from that time.

World's biggest face palm.
I can't believe people think this was carved in the 12th century when the church was built. It is clearly stated that the figure was added in 1992.
Why anyone would think it was from the 12th century is hysterical. Nothing like believing a lie. Beforeitsnews is one of the worst websites on the
planet when it comes to finding truth.You'd have more luck quoting Nickelodeon.com for news. Some people are so gullible or don't bother to research
anything they're told..

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